Installation & activation
Choose your Windows, Mac or Linux entry, check IT requirements, and activate online or with a .lic file for supported packages.
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How the Workbench actually works.
Download the approved stable release without registering. Follow the exact package’s requirements and installation guide. Purchasing is not currently open.
What it is
A local project-control workspace useful to one PM alongside existing company systems.
Open what it isWorkflows
Weekly triage, meetings to actions, gate readiness, review handoff, and closure.
Open workflowsSecurity & privacy
Project work stays on your computer. An online account holds identity and licence records only.
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Existing tools, storage, company IT, licence ownership, and continuity.
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Notes for approved public stable releases.
Open release notesYour update, at a glance
Updating without losing your work
Keep the old application and a verified backup until you have checked the new version. Follow any instructions supplied with your update.
Follow the highlighted controls below. Screenshots show fictional example data; your project names and version will differ. Select any image to enlarge it.
Step 1 of 5
Back up
Wait for Saved, then open File → Import / Merge Workspace….
- Click Download Full Backup. Keep the downloaded file outside both application folders.
- Click Save Verified Snapshot.
- Click Open Backup Explorer. Check that the new snapshot is listed as Verified SQLite.
Where do I find these controls?
Open File → Import / Merge Workspace… to reach the Import / Export screen.
Step 2 of 5
Close
Close the Workbench browser tab. Then press Ctrl+C in its runtime console and wait for it to stop.
Closing the browser alone does not stop the application.
In the runtime console
The console is the window that opened when you started the Workbench. Wait for it to exit.
Step 3 of 5
Download
In Account → Downloads, open View & Download for your software.
Choose your platform and click Download selected. Extract the complete package into a new folder on a fixed local drive.
Keep the old application folder intact. Do not extract over it.
Old applicationKeep intactNew applicationExtract hereBackup filesKeep separately
Step 4 of 5
Open
Use the new package’s supplied launcher and follow its instructions to open your existing workspace.
When the new version reopens the same workspace, no import is needed.
Unexpectedly empty? Stop and check the workspace location before making changes.
Step 5 of 5
Check
- Check your projects, document relationships and attachments.
- Make a small edit and confirm Saved.
- Stop and restart the new version, then check that the edit is still there.
- Return to the backup tools and click Save Verified Snapshot.
Ready to continue. Keep the previous application and backups for recovery.
Empty workspace, transfer or recovery?
An empty workspace appeared unexpectedly
Stop and confirm the data location with support. Do not edit both copies.
Only if the update instructions require a transfer
In the new empty destination, open the backup tools, click Import Workspace Backup and choose the full backup you saved in step 1. Review the import preview before confirming.
Import replaces that destination’s workspace; it does not merge two databases. Then complete the checks in step 5.
Before using an older version or backup
Use older software only when support confirms it can read the current data. Restoring an older backup can discard newer work. If an update reports incompatible data, stop and request migration guidance.
Where project data lives
Each Workbench workspace is a local SQLite database on the user’s computer, including managed attachments. The Windows pilot stores it under %LOCALAPPDATA%\PM Control Workbench\user_db; a supplied universal package uses user_db inside its extracted folder. The website account does not store project content. Employer and client information remains governed by its owner or controlling organisation.
Starting the application
Follow the installation & activation guide for platform-specific launch commands and approved Python options.
The public download page offers approved Windows, macOS and Linux packages. Start your OS package from the supplied launcher. Keep the package on a fixed local drive. Synchronised folders such as OneDrive are not a supported live location.
Saving
Saved means the change has been committed in the local workspace database. A second browser tab cannot take over an already open writable workspace.
Backups and restore
Use verified snapshots and Backup Explorer restore. Windows pilot snapshots are under user_db\backups\authoritative in the OS-local data root. The optional backup mirror copies snapshots to an approved protected folder; it does not move or sync active storage. OneDrive or network recovery-copy destinations require IT and pilot-support validation. Copying a live database file while the Workbench is running is not a restore method.
Export and handoff
Use explicit reports and export packages through approved sharing paths when information needs to leave the Workbench. There is no cloud sync and no multi-user editing of the same workspace.
Licence activation
Follow online activation, or use a signed .lic response when the work computer cannot reach the licence service.
Identity alone does not grant use. A signed licence is bound to a device. Copying the portable folder does not copy activation. A new one-time licence is verified locally without recurring online checks. Initial and replacement-device issuance require the licence service.
Trial expiry
After the full 30-day trial, normal editing pauses. Existing work remains readable, searchable, exportable, backed up and recoverable. There is no automatic payment or conversion.
One-time licence and eligible releases
Pay €149 once for permanent use of the eligible purchased release. The licence stays valid offline when the server is unavailable or retired. Corrective builds may be made eligible; future commercial releases are not automatically included and may require a new purchase.
Uninstalling and data deletion
Removing the Windows application folder removes the software; it does not remove the Windows pilot’s OS-local workspace, backup mirrors, or exports. Follow your organisation’s approved retention and deletion procedure for project data separately. A supplied universal package has different bundle-local storage; follow its release-specific instructions.
Known limitations
- No cloud sync and no collaborative multi-user editing.
- Purchasing is not currently open; downloads require a deliberately approved stable release.
- Controlling and Time Booking are not part of the current public product.
- Select the exact OS and architecture listed on the public download page.
Support
Use the documentation and send structured bug reports or installation/licensing questions to support@pmcontrolworkbench.com. Written help is best effort; there is no SLA, live-call, consulting, training, custom-development or feature-delivery entitlement. Suggestions create no obligation to implement, prioritise, schedule or report status.